Tarun is a writer, researcher, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology, international development, and public policy.

He writes regularly for Forbes on his blog, “Disruption and Democracy,” and his articles often appear in The Huffington Post, Venture Beat, and others. His work has been published in several major media outlets and he has given talks at major universities, conferences and events around the world.

Identified: Why They Are Getting To Know Everything About Us, a book he’s authored about the global rise of digital identification systems, will be out late 2014. It analyzes the technologies that governments and companies use to see who we are — things such as national identification systems, biometrics, and online identity. He tracks these systems over time to see how they are changing governments, institutions, social norms, and the daily lives of people all around the world. Learn more, and sign-up for updates here.

He is currently a researcher with Hybrid Reality Institute, a research and advisory think tank focused on the intersection of technology trends and geopolitics.

He is also working on a start-up related to the international development space.

He has a BA in Political Science from The George Washington University and was selected to take part in Singularity University’s Graduate Studies Program where he studied Policy, Law, & Ethics.